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]]>http://www.tullylegal.com/albany-ny/testimonials/jennifer-more-than-surpassed-my-expectations/feed/0Jennifer Corcoran Comments on Court Ruling that Child Must Visit Incarcerated Fatherhttp://www.tullylegal.com/albany-ny/articles/jennifer-corcoran-comments-on-court-ruling-that-child-must-visit-incarcerated-father/
http://www.tullylegal.com/albany-ny/articles/jennifer-corcoran-comments-on-court-ruling-that-child-must-visit-incarcerated-father/#commentsThu, 02 Apr 2015 18:16:49 +0000Tully Rinckey PLLChttp://www.tullylegal.com/albany-ny/?p=20844Court Ruling: Child must visit incarcerated father March 31 2015 QUEENSBURY — A local mother is speaking out, after a court ruled her child will be required to visit his father in prison. Vanessa Simons said she appealed that …

Court Ruling: Child must visit incarcerated father

QUEENSBURY — A local mother is speaking out, after a court ruled her child will be required to visit his father in prison.

Vanessa Simons said she appealed that decision once and will appeal it again.

“They are looking at what’s best for this prisoner who has nothing to offer this little boy. Instead of looking at what’s in the best interest of the child,” said Simons.

David Kadio is in Clinton Correctional Facility for burglary. Simons says she briefly dated Kadio, became pregnant and gave birth to their child in 2009. She said his involvement when he was out of prison, was limited and that her son doesn’t know Kadio is his father. She is now married.

“It is not appropriate for the courts to force a child to be told something and force a child to go somewhere when clearly he is not ready developmentally at all,” she said.

A Warren County Family Court judge ruled last year that the boy should know who his father is and that Simons should bring him to see his father once a month. Simons appealed that. A State Appellate Court, just last week, scaled the visits back to four a year. But the Appellate Court also supported the Family Court’s decision, saying the father provided testimony that he wants to and has tried to be part of the child’s life.

“He chose to burglarize, that is what made him lose his visits,” said Simons.

An attorney from Tully Rinckey told CBS6 that rulings like this are not unusual; case law in the State supports it. That attorney said a parents rights aren’t lost just because they are in prison.

Simons said she is not done fighting. She is appealing this decision again.

Kadio’s attorney told CBS6 over the phone that she he felt the original Family Court Judge made a well thought out decision. She said she has not spoken with Kadio yet, but said he may want to appeal and ask for more visits.
Court ruling: child must visit incarcerated father